Weeping and Reaping--Again

Never give up; you never know until you try.

I was talking with a friend about how sometimes it seems as if we'll never see improvement in a situation that has seemingly caused nothing but excruciating headaches for as long as we can remember.  We toil; we pray; we gnash our teeth.   
The child gets into still more trouble; the profit margin goes from barely-there to nonexistent and keeps dropping; those stubborn pounds won't go away and bring friends into the party.  As I've written before, we've all been there, and it can be tempting to think God has forgotten us when we've been there forever and think we'll never get out.

I still believe one of the "tricks" is to never give up.  Hold onto God, your friend, your teddy bear.  Remember that God sees you and cares.  He sees your tears.   http://biblehub.com/psalms/56-8.htm

Keep going, and eventually, you'll see progress.  http://biblehub.com/galatians/6-9.htm

I believe the other "trick" is to view "progress" on God's terms and not yours. 
Sometimes, "just" having peace about a situation is progress.